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title: "Get Array From JSON By Name"
slug: "get-array-from-json-by-name"
updated: 2025-07-22T18:56:15Z
published: 2025-07-22T18:56:15Z
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# Get Array From JSON By Name

| ## Step Details |
| --- |
| **Introduced in Version** | 4.0.0 |
| **Last Modified in Version** | 9.13.0 |
| **Location** | Data > JSON |

Get Array From JSON By Name is used to obtain a String Array from a body of JSON formatted text. The step does this by locating the user-defined Array Name within the JSON Text and outputting that array.

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## Properties

#### Inputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Array Name | Name of the array within the JSON Text. | String |
| Json Text | JSON Text to retrieve an array from. | String |
| Treat Date As String | Allows users to have date values be treated as a basic String rather than be translated into a date format. | Boolean |

#### Outputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GetArrayFromJsonByName1_Output | --- | --- |

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## Step Changes

| Description | Version | Release Date | Developer Task |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Added Treat Date As String property. | [9.13](https://documentation.decisions.com/v99/docs/version-913x-release-notes) | July 2025 | [DT-044788] |

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Related Information

Articles: [Creating Types From JSON Schema](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/creating-types-json-schema) Example Labs: [JSON Deserialization](https://documentation.decisions.com/step-library/docs/json-deserialization?highlight=json%20de) Forum Posts: [Remove Done From The JSON Output](https://community.decisions.com/discussion/27990/remove-done-from-the-json-output)